Industry Segments: ILS Page 4 / 6
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- April 7 2022
RenaissanceRe launches global specialty joint venture
The JV called Fontana extends the reinsurer's ILS offering and could bolster its Asia presence.
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- March 15 2022
Senior China official calls for insurers to issue ILS in HK: report
Samuel Yung suggests the SAR and GBA develop a climate and disaster data sharing framework.
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- February 23 2022
Hannover Re eyes ILS in Asia
Hannover Re thinks Asia could play key diversification role as reinsurer transfers record US$2.7bn in cat bonds to capital markets.
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- February 15 2022
‘Great’ potential for HK, Singapore as ILS hubs: MS Amlin’s William Ho
APAC CEO said Asian-based capital has "considerable potential" in this market but there is a long way to go.
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- February 10 2022
Hong Kong’s ILS market held back by low P&C penetration
Expect more deals - eventually. It will just take time, say experts.
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- January 27 2022
India seeks cat bond framework
(Re)insurers looking to capitalise will likely need to be based in the Gift financial hub.
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- January 26 2022
Typhoon Rai triggers US$52.5m cat bond payout for Philippines
Following a wind metric, another calculation for the World Bank instrument will look at precipitation.
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- January 24 2022
World Bank hands US$8m cat payout to Tonga
A one-in-one-thousand year event has triggered an emergency resilience option.
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- January 11 2022
Hong Kong is a ‘great place’ for ILS: Asian Financial Forum
Execs from Zurich, Scor, HSBC and WTW highlighted appetite for nat cat bonds to manage climate risks.
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- January 7 2022
MS Amlin launches Phoenix 2 Re ILS vehicle
The vehicle is the firm's second Asia-focused reinsurance ILS offering and secured US$37.5m.
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- December 23 2021
Asia ILS posts record year
2021 saw more deals, more capital raised and more domiciles than ever before.
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- December 22 2021
Munich Re, WTW’s sovereign debt ‘cat wrapper’ a model for SE Asia
The demand for similar style debt protection in the region is likely to grow.
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- November 19 2021
Q&A: Aon’s George Attard on growth, ILS and insurtech
The broker's APAC reinsurance chief expects to see new cat bond sponsors execute transactions over the next twelve months.
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- November 15 2021
SIRC 2021: Singapore finance minister backs ILS
Lawrence Wong also urged delegates to act on climate change and support the nascent cyber market.
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- November 1 2021
Reinsurers turn to cat bonds for growth
China Re’s Greater Bay Re represents a growing third-party capital trend.
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- October 28 2021
Parima 2021: Institutional capital an alternative to traditional capacity
Aon's new Asia CEO cites ability of pension funds and sovereign wealth funds to provide the market with different options.
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- October 5 2021
China Re fires starting gun on Hong Kong ILS
The reinsurer is seeking retrocession cover for typhoon-related risk in the Greater Bay Area.
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- September 28 2021
CBIRC wants mainland insurers to use HK as cat bond hub — report
The move comes soon after China’s Henan province saw devastating flooding in July.
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- September 24 2021
Asia’s ILS market ‘not growing as fast as one would hope’
Fitch’s head of ILS says the market needs more issuance from the region.
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- September 21 2021
Nat cat ILS in line for record year: Fitch
Issuance in H1 2021 was a first-half record of US$8.5bn with ESG bonds set to fuel future growth.
